Book of Common Prayer

3 For this houtos reason charin I egō, Paul Paulos, a ho prisoner desmios of ho Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous for hyper the sake of you hymeis · ho Gentiles ethnos— ² assuming that ei you have heard akouō about the ho stewardship oikonomia of the ho grace charis of ho God theos that ho was given didōmi to me egō for eis you hymeis, ³ that hoti by kata revelation apokalypsis the ho mystery mystērion was made known gnōrizō to me egō, as kathōs I have already written prographō briefly en oligos. ⁴ Accordingly pros, when you read anaginōskō this hos you will be able dynamai to understand noeō · ho my egō insight synesis into en the ho mystery mystērion of ho Christ Christos, ⁵ which hos was gnōrizō not ou made known gnōrizō to the ho sons hyios of ho men anthrōpos in other heteros generations genea as hōs it has now nyn been revealed apokalyptō to ho his autos holy hagios apostles apostolos and kai prophets prophētēs by en the Spirit pneuma, ⁶ namely, that the ho Gentiles ethnos are eimi joint heirs synklēronomos, · kai fellow syssōmos members of the body and kai sharers together symmetochos in the ho promise epangelia in en Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous through dia the ho gospel euangelion. ⁷ Of this hos gospel I became ginomai a servant diakonos according to kata the ho gift dōrea of ho God’ s theos grace charis, · ho which ho was given didōmi to me egō by kata the ho exercise energeia of ho his autos power dynamis. ⁸ To me egō, the ho very least elachistos of all pas the saints hagios, this houtos grace charis was given didōmi: · ho to preach euangelizō to the ho Gentiles ethnos the ho unsearchable anexichniastos riches ploutos of ho Christ Christos, ⁹ and kai to make it plain phōtizō to all pas what tis is the ho administration oikonomia of the ho mystery mystērion, which ho was kept hidden apokryptō for apo · ho ages aiōn in en · ho God theos who ho created ktizō · ho all pas things , ¹⁰ in order that hina now nyn, through dia the ho church ekklēsia, the ho manifold polypoikilos wisdom sophia of ho God theos should be made known gnōrizō to the ho rulers archē and kai · ho authorities exousia in en the ho heavenly epouranios realms , ¹¹ according to kata the eternal aiōn purpose prothesis · ho that hos he accomplished poieō in en · ho Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous · ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios, ¹² in en whom hos we have echō · ho boldness parrēsia and kai confident pepoithēsis access prosagōgē through dia · ho faith pistis in him autos.

¹³ I ask aiteō you, therefore dio, not mē to be discouraged because en of · ho my egō sufferings thlipsis on hyper your hymeis behalf, which hostis are eimi your hymeis glory doxa.

⁵ When Jesus autos entered eiserchomai · de Capernaum Kapharnaoum, a centurion hekatontarchēs came proserchomai to him autos and pleaded parakaleō with him autos, ⁶ · kai saying legō, “ Lord kyrios, · ho my egō servant pais is lying ballō at en · ho home oikia paralyzed paralytikos, suffering basanizō terribly deinōs.” ⁷ And kai Jesus said legō to him autos, “ I egō will come erchomai and heal therapeuō him autos.” ⁸ But kai the ho centurion hekatontarchēs replied apokrinomai, “ Lord kyrios, I am eimi not ou worthy hikanos for hina you to come eiserchomai under hypo my egō · ho roof stegē, but alla just monon say legō the word logos and kai my egō servant pais will be healed iaomai. · ho ⁹ For gar I egō too kai am eimi a man anthrōpos under hypo authority exousia, with echō soldiers stratiōtēs under hypo me emautou. · kai I say legō to this houtos one , ‘ Go poreuō!’ and kai he goes poreuō, and kai to another allos, ‘ Come erchomai!’ and kai he comes erchomai, and kai to ho my egō servant, ‘ Do poieō this houtos!’ and kai he does poieō it.” ¹⁰ When Jesus Iēsous heard akouō · de · ho this, he was amazed thaumazō and kai said legō to those ho who were following akoloutheō, “ I tell legō you hymeis the truth amēn, I have heuriskō not found heuriskō faith pistis like this tosoutos in para anyone oudeis in en · ho Israel Israēl. ¹¹ I tell legō · de you hymeis, many polys will come hēkō from apo the east anatolē and kai west dysmē · kai to recline anaklinō at table with meta Abraham Abraam and kai Isaac Isaak and kai Jacob Iakōb in en the ho kingdom basileia of ho heaven ouranos, ¹² but de the ho sons hyios of the ho kingdom basileia will be cast ekballō out into eis · ho outer exōteros darkness skotos, · ho where ekei there will be eimi · ho weeping klauthmos and kai · ho gnashing brygmos of ho teeth odous.” ¹³ And kai Jesus Iēsous said legō · ho to the ho centurion hekatontarchēs, “ Go hypagō; it will be done ginomai for you sy just as hōs you believed pisteuō.” And kai his autos servant pais was healed iaomai · ho at en that ekeinos very ho hour hōra.

¹⁴ And kai when Jesus Iēsous entered erchomai · ho · ho Peter’ s Petros house oikia, he saw · ho his autos mother-in-law penthera lying ballō · kai sick pyressō with a fever . ¹⁵ · kai He touched haptō · ho her autos hand cheir, and kai her ho fever pyretos left aphiēmi her autos. Then kai she got egeirō up and kai began to serve diakoneō him autos.

¹⁶ Now de when evening opsia came ginomai, they brought prospherō to him autos many polys who were possessed daimonizomai by demons , and kai he drove ekballō out the ho spirits pneuma with a word logos and kai healed therapeuō all pas who ho were echō ill kakōs. ¹⁷ In this way hopōs what ho was spoken legō by dia Isaiah ēsaias the ho prophet prophētēs was fulfilled plēroō: “ He autos took lambanō · ho our hēmeis illnesses astheneia and kai carried bastazō our ho diseases nosos.”